EPISODE · Mar 13, 2026 · 1H 30M
UK Property Market Stats Show - Week 9 2026 - Ep.2496
from Letting & Estate Agent Podcast · host Christopher Watkin
UK Property Market Update The headlines for the 9th week of the 2026 UK Property Market (week ending Sun 8th March 2026) 🟩 Listings YTD 322k new properties have come onto the market YTD , 1% ahead of 2025, 9% above 2024, and 20% higher than the 2017–19 average. 🟩 Gross Sales YTD 219k UK homes sold STC YTD , 5.7% lower than 2025, 9% higher than 2024 and 18% above pre Covid norms. 🟩 Net Sales YTD 171k UK net home sales YTD (Net Sales being Gross sales less Fall Thrus). 4.5% lower than 2025, 8.6% ahead of 2024, 25.3% ahead of 2023 and 15% above the 2017–19 average. 🟥 Overvaluing 47.5% of the homes that left UK Estate Agents books in February were withdrawn unsold. Main cause - blatant overvaluing supported by long sole agency agreements of 20+ weeks. ✅ The YouTube Show The YouTube ‘UK Property Market Stats Show’ for the week ending Sunday, 8th March 2026 (week 9) with Kristian Stott. https://youtu.be/t_2U1ABPxZA Detailed Breakdown … ✅ New Listings • 40.2k new properties came onto market this week (up as expected & inline with wk 9 long term trends) from 36.8k last week. • 2025 weekly average: 30.6k. • 10-year week 9 average : 35.3k ✅ Price Reductions • 25.5k reductions this week, up from 20.9k last week • 11.4% of resi homes for sale were reduced in February. Feb 25 - 12%. Feb 24 - 11.5% • 2025 average was 12.8%, versus the 6-year long-term average of 10.7%. ✅ Sales Agreed • 25.6k homes sold stc this week 9, down slightly from 26.6k last week. • Week 9 average (for last 10 years) : 25.9k • 2026 weekly average : 24.2k. ✅ Price Difference between Listings & Sales • 21.6% difference (long term 10 year average is 16% to 17%). (£439k ave Listing Ave Asking price vs £361k Sale Agreed ave Asking price) ✅ Sell-Through Rate • 15.4% of homes on agents’ books went SSTC in February ’26. (Feb ’25 - 16.1% / Feb ’24 - 16.7%) • Pre-Covid average: 15.5%. ✅ Fall-Throughs • 5,516 fall-throughs last week (pipeline of 434k home Sold STC). • Weekly average for 2025: 6,100. • Fall-through rate (Fall thru expressed as a % of the Gross sales that week): 21.5%, down from 19.9% last week. • Long-term average: 24.2% (post-Truss chaos saw levels exceed 40%). • 4.9% of all the sales agreed in Estate Agent’s Sales pipelines fell thru in February 2026. 2025 average - 5.3% & 10 year average - 5.8%). ✅ Net Sales • 20k Net Sales, up slightly from 21.3k last week • Ten-year Week 9 average: 20.7k. • Weekly average for 2026: 19k. • Weekly average for the whole of 2025: 18.8k. ✅ Probability of Selling (% that Exchange vs withdrawal) • Feb ’26 Stats : 52.5% of homes that left agents’ books exchanged & completed in Feb. (Note this figure will change throughout the month as more Feb stats come in). • 57.6% is the 7 year average (which includes the crazy years post lockdown 18 months) ✅ House Prices (£/sq.ft) • February ’26 agreed sales averaged £343.36 per sq.ft. 2.3% higher than 12 months ago (£335.63) and 18.2% than 5 years ago (£290.43). The £/sqft at sale agreed matches the HM Land Registry Index with a 98% accuracy, 5 months in advance. That is why it is so important. ✅ Stock Levels • 682k homes on the market on the 1st of March ’26. (675k - 1st March 25) • 434k homes in agent’s sales pipeline on the 1st March 2026, slightly lower than 12 months ago on 1st March ’25 (444k). ✅ UK Rental Data • Average Rent in Feb 2026 - £1,711 pcm (£1,745 in Feb 25) • 305k UK Rental Stock available to rent in Feb 26 (310k in Feb 2025) ✅ Local Focus Winchester
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UK Property Market Update The headlines for the 9th week of the 2026 UK Property Market (week ending Sun 8th March 2026) 🟩 Listings YTD 322k new properties have come onto the market YTD , 1% ahead of 2025, 9% above 2024, and 20% higher than the 2017–19 average. 🟩 Gross Sales YTD 219k UK homes sold STC YTD , 5.7% lower than 2025, 9% higher than 2024 and 18% above pre Covid norms. 🟩 Net Sales YTD 171k UK net home sales YTD (Net Sales being Gross sales less Fall Thrus). 4.5% lower than 2025, 8.6% ahead of 2024, 25.3% ahead of 2023 and 15% above the 2017–19 average. 🟥 Overvaluing 47.5% of the homes that left UK Estate Agents books in February were withdrawn unsold. Main cause - blatant overvaluing supported by long sole agency agreements of 20+ weeks. ✅ The YouTube Show The YouTube ‘UK Property Market Stats Show’ for the week ending Sunday, 8th March 2026 (week 9) with Kristian Stott. https://youtu.be/t_2U1ABPxZA Detailed Breakdown … ✅ New Listings • 40.2k new properties came onto market this week (up as expected & inline with wk 9 long term trends) from 36.8k last week. • 2025 weekly average: 30.6k. • 10-year week 9 average : 35.3k ✅ Price Reductions • 25.5k reductions this week, up from 20.9k last week • 11.4% of resi homes for sale were reduced in February. Feb 25 - 12%. Feb 24 - 11.5% • 2025 average was 12.8%, versus the 6-year long-term average of 10.7%. ✅ Sales Agreed • 25.6k homes sold stc this week 9, down slightly from 26.6k last week. • Week 9 average (for last 10 years) : 25.9k • 2026 weekly average : 24.2k. ✅ Price Difference between Listings & Sales • 21.6% difference (long term 10 year average is 16% to 17%). (£439k ave Listing Ave Asking price vs £361k Sale Agreed ave Asking price) ✅ Sell-Through Rate • 15.4% of homes on agents’ books went SSTC in February ’26. (Feb ’25 - 16.1% / Feb ’24 - 16.7%) • Pre-Covid average: 15.5%. ✅ Fall-Throughs • 5,516 fall-throughs last week (pipeline of 434k home Sold STC). • Weekly average for 2025: 6,100. • Fall-through rate (Fall thru expressed as a % of the Gross sales that week): 21.5%, down from 19.9% last week. • Long-term average: 24.2% (post-Truss chaos saw levels exceed 40%). • 4.9% of all the sales agreed in Estate Agent’s Sales pipelines fell thru in February 2026. 2025 average - 5.3% & 10 year average - 5.8%). ✅ Net Sales • 20k Net Sales, up slightly from 21.3k last week • Ten-year Week 9 average: 20.7k. • Weekly average for 2026: 19k. • Weekly average for the whole of 2025: 18.8k. ✅ Probability of Selling (% that Exchange vs withdrawal) • Feb ’26 Stats : 52.5% of homes that left agents’ books exchanged & completed in Feb. (Note this figure will change throughout the month as more Feb stats come in). • 57.6% is the 7 year average (which includes the crazy years post lockdown 18 months) ✅ House Prices (£/sq.ft) • February ’26 agreed sales averaged £343.36 per sq.ft. 2.3% higher than 12 months ago (£335.63) and 18.2% than 5 years ago (£290.43). The £/sqft at sale agreed matches the HM Land Registry Index with a 98% accuracy, 5 months in advance. That is why it is so important. ✅ Stock Levels • 682k homes on the market on the 1st of March ’26. (675k - 1st March 25) • 434k homes in agent’s sales pipeline on the 1st March 2026, slightly lower than 12 months ago on 1st March ’25 (444k). ✅ UK Rental Data • Average Rent in Feb 2026 - £1,711 pcm (£1,745 in Feb 25) • 305k UK Rental Stock available to rent in Feb 26 (310k in Feb 2025) ✅ Local Focus Winchester
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